BOSTON — Organizers on Tuesday announced that the 126th Boston Marathon will be held on Patriots’ Day in 2022, three years after the race was last held on that day.
Officials with the Boston Athletic Association said the 2022 race will be held on April 18. Registration for the event opens Nov. 8 and closes on Nov. 12.
In 2022, the Boston Marathon will return to Patriots’ Day for the first time since 2019!⁰
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“The return to racing on the third Monday in April 2022 will certainly be one of the most highly anticipated races in Boston Marathon history,” Tom Grilk, president and chief executive officer of the Boston Athletic Association, said Tuesday in a news release. “Though we are in the initial planning stages for 2022, we hope the traditional race date will also be complemented by a more traditional field size.”
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The Boston Marathon is traditionally held in-person on Patriots’ Day, although the event was held virtually in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and postponed earlier this year for the same reason.
The 125th Boston Marathon is scheduled to take place in-person on Oct. 11, WFXT reported.
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